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      Hiking and Biking trails along the McCloud River and nearby areas including Squaw Valley Creek
      Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
      Shuttleable: YES
      Land Status: National Forest
      Land Manager: Shasta-McCloud Management Unit
      Upper Falls Day Use Area google parking directions
      Activities Click to view
      Region Details
      • 2
      • 4

      Region Status
      Open as of May 4, 2025
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      15
      Trails Mountain Bike
      6
      Trails E-Bike
      4
      Trails Horse
      7
      Trails Hike
      15
      Trails Trail Running
      15
      Total Distance
      129 miles
      Total Descent Distance
      55 miles
      Total Descent
      16,429 ft
      Total Vertical
      4,029 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      6,127 ft
      Reports
      6
      Photos
      22
      Ridden Counter
      86

      Photos of McCloud River Trail Area Mountain Bike

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      Oct 14, 2022 @ 1:54pm
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      Oct 14, 2022 @ 1:54pm
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      20 |
      Oct 8, 2022 @ 11:28am
      Oct 8, 2022

      Recent Trail Reports

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      Great Shasta Rail Trail
      Jul 2, 2021 @ 2:51pm
      Jul 2, 2021
      		 Very DryVery dry crushed cinderjoethebeekeeper

      Activity Feed

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      gpohllwishlisttrailactivity #71706186
      May 15, 2025 @ 8:26am
      3 days
      adriannepaddreportactivity #70977498
      May 4, 2025 @ 6:36am
      May 4, 2025
      Uha0pswishlisttrailactivity #68845118
      Apr 1, 2025 @ 10:07pm
      Apr 1, 2025
      2Muttswishlisttrailactivity #68120880 and 1 more
      Mar 20, 2025 @ 9:24pm
      Mar 20, 2025
      Smoothinto2ndvotetrailactivity #63698761
      Dec 28, 2024 @ 8:57pm
      Dec 28, 2024

      Recent Comments

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      Carolyn4ucwNFtrailMcCloud River Trail - UpperNice trail segment if you want to go for a...
      Apr 5, 2024 @ 3:49pm
      Apr 5, 2024
      ShastaJamestrailGreat Shasta Rail TrailThis is a double track trail, so the sides are...
      Jun 13, 2022 @ 6:37am
      Jun 13, 2022

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Mount Shasta Ski Park 3 6 314.2 km
      The Gateway Trail System 8 16 117.1 km
      Mount Shasta Area Trails 6 218.3 km
      The Eddies 2 2 225.4 km
      Shasta Lake 5 331.2 km

      Local Trail Supporters

      • Great Shasta Rail Trail

      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike645 miles876 ft14 miles1,234 ft
      		#6,913#2,95713440
      E-Bike416 miles269 ft5 miles1,161 ft
      		4
      Horse7110 miles15,728 ft48 miles4,029 ft
      		#477#3562
      Hike15129 miles16,430 ft55 miles4,029 ft
      		#5,925#2,7999659
      Trail Running15129 miles16,430 ft55 miles4,029 ft
      		#5,919#2,792611
      • By JohnThomsonJrTF Pro MSTA & contributors
      • Admins: MSMBA, SORA, MSTA, MSTA
      • #53968 - 700 views

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